Our Research

Prod­uct cat­e­go­ry info­graph­ics pro­vid­ed to HIRI mem­bers through a spe­cial part­ner­ship with TraQ­line (The Steven­son Company).

The Eco­nom­ic & Indus­try Update cov­ers gen­er­al eco­nom­ic data, hous­ing mar­ket data, and home improve­ment mar­ket data.

After an uptick in 2020, home improve­ment activ­i­ty remained strong in 2021. This is great news for pro­fes­sion­als in the home and build­ing indus­try, as con­sumer activ­i­ty leads to prod­uct pur­chas­es and over­all mar­ket growth. How­ev­er, not every home improve­ment project is con­duct­ed sim­i­lar­ly, and not every home­own­er approach­es a project in the same fashion.

The Eco­nom­ic & Indus­try Update cov­ers gen­er­al eco­nom­ic data, hous­ing mar­ket data, and home improve­ment mar­ket data.

In part­ner­ship with The Farnsworth Group, HIRI has devel­oped a month­ly track­er, sur­vey­ing DIY­ers and DIFMers (Do-it-for-me) to learn what they see, think, and are doing right now in the home improve­ment arena.

In part­ner­ship with The Farnsworth Group, HIRI has devel­oped a month­ly track­er where we talk to Pro to learn what they see, think, and are doing right now in the home improve­ment arena.

Many home­own­ers approach their home improve­ment projects with great ambi­tion. Whether they’re skilled with their hands or sim­ply have spare time, the do-it-your­­self approach relies on the home­own­er to tack­le projects with­out out­side help.

Each quar­ter since 2012, the Home Improve­ment Research Insti­tute (HIRI) has sur­veyed approx­i­mate­ly 3,000 home­own­ers for its Home Improve­ment Project Intent Track­ing Sur­vey. The sur­vey asks home­own­ers which of 32 dif­fer­ent home improve­ment project areas (if any) they are plan­ning in the next three months.

As part of our com­mit­ment to pro­vide HIRI mem­bers with some of the best research, we have part­nered with Trend Hunter, a leader in trend spot­ting, to help iden­ti­fied what are some of the trends that play a role in the home, hous­ing, and home improve­ment. As part of this part­ner­ship, we will be releas­ing a series of reports focus­ing on these trends. Along with the infor­ma­tion itself with­in the report, each one gives an oppor­tu­ni­ty to dig deep­er into the var­i­ous top­ics to relat­ed writ­ings and arti­cles sup­port­ing these trends.

The Eco­nom­ic & Indus­try Update cov­ers gen­er­al eco­nom­ic data, hous­ing mar­ket data, and home improve­ment mar­ket data.

Know­ing how a con­sumer shops for their prod­ucts is near­ly as valu­able and know­ing what types of prod­ucts they are search­ing for. This high­light report gives insights into some of the thought process­es and opin­ions of poten­tial customers.